27 Feb US: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes
Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft US federal rules released last week.
09 Feb New UK study finds ‘huge’ differences in high street coffee caffeine totals
Which? Magazine survey finds some high-street coffee brands have enough caffeine in them to wake the dead.
30 Nov Nespresso unveils home-compostable, paper-based coffee capsules
With concerns of waste and recyclability swirling around uber popular Nespresso pods and coffee, Nestlé’ has announced it will pilot home-compostable coffee capsules on the Nespresso Original system in France and Switzerland next year.
29 Oct OBITUARY: Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of the Red Bull empire
Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian man who turned a caffeinated Thai energy drink into the multibillion-dollar Red Bull empire, died on Saturday October 24. He was 78.
15 Oct IFF debuts novel, industry-first citrus flavours for beverages
Global flavour giant, IFF has announced a breakthrough innovation: IFF NEO, a portfolio of natural flavours that deliver maximum citrus taste impact without using citrus oil, or any ingredient derived from the oil.
13 Oct What’s behind the troubling CO2 shortage in the US?
US brewers are fretting that a carbon dioxide shortage could force production cuts and price hikes. It's the latest threat to an industry that's been whipsawed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 Sep Trend setting? Tesco cuts multipack plastic for drinks
With most consumers now horrified by excess plastic packaging, UK supermarket giant Tesco has scrapped multipacks completely for its own label drinks.
27 Sep Global soda brand calls CO2Sustain ‘the best thing at drinktec’
With the European and North American CO2 shortage causing much grief for beverage makers, it's not surprising that the inventors of CO2Sustain can boast that "a global fizzy drinks brand calls CO2Sustain ‘the best thing at drinktec’".
14 Sep California’s wine country buckles under climate extremes
California’s wine country, including the famed Napa and Sonoma valleys, faces a climate crisis so dire that it’s posing an existential threat to the future of the state’s industry.
09 Sep Swiss retailer rolls out ‘coffee balls’ to replace capsules
Swiss retailer Migros is launching a coffee-making system designed to replace capsules that produce thousands of tons of waste worldwide each year.
09 Sep Global lockdowns saw the world drinking up
In SA booze was banned but elsewhere, enforced homestays led to consumption rocketing...
21 Aug Rolling out new Heineken Silver
Global brewing giant, Heineken has launched a major new lighter-style lager in an effort to attract younger drinkers who want to moderate their alcohol intake.
21 Aug The 10 most valuable beer brands in the world for 2022
It’s been a strong year for beer, and there’s more good news to come for craft brewers, with the sector projected to grow 8% between now and 2030. But what are the 10 most valuable beer brands in the world in 2022?
21 Aug Where have all the bubbles gone?
Ironically, as the world is increasingly urged to reduce carbon emissions, CO2 shortages are causing havoc in the drinks industry.
20 Aug Oatly sales prospects sour as challenges stack up
Bellweather brand for plant-based milks, Oatly has dramatically cut its sales outlook - by as much as $90m - as the Sweden-based alternative-milk producer continues to incur bottom-line losses, saying consumers switch from dairy to plant-based milk “is taking longer than we had hoped for”.
28 Jul Meet Myrkl, a new anti-hangover pill
A new anti-hangover supplement - using probiotics - has just gone on sale in various parts of the world. It is marketed by its Swedish maker as Myrkl - pronounced Miracle - as “the pre-drinking pill that works”. But does it?
16 Jul PepsiCo bets on low-sugar as it evolves its drinks portfolio
PepsiCo’s beverage portfolio continues to move away from its flagship soda business as the low-sugar sub-sector shows growth three times that of full-sugar variants in the US.
19 Jun Jack and Coke tie-up: a game-changer?
Some drink combinations are true classics. Gin and tonic. Scotch and soda. Another on top this list in many parts of the world is Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s.
19 May UK: Coca-Cola moves to tethered caps
In a major re-engineering of its packaging, Coca-Cola Great Britain is introducing new, tethered caps to its PET bottles.